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Topic: Water Heater Leaking from Vent (Read 7605 times)

I've got a water heater that's leaking condensation from the vent. It vents into a brick chimney that I assume is lined. I tried to climb the roof to check the chimney but it was too slippery. There is a furnace next to it but they do not share a vent. I work on a lot of water heaters but don't do any vent work. Is there a fix?

Crap! Just what I didn't want to hear. It's about a 6/12 pitch roof with slimy cedar shakes. I could probably easily back out of this job if I want to. I already took care of his dishwasher and I told him the vent was a little out of my expertise.

I'm going back tomorrow. I have an electric leaf blower I used to use for blowing out dryer vents. I'll try blowing it out. It hasn't rained for a couple of days so maybe the roof is not so slippery now. Thanks for the help.

He got impatient and called another company. It turns out they just wanted to sell him another water heater. It's only 6 years old. I'm scheduled to go back tomorrow afternoon. I'll let you know what I find.